There have been many allegations of City Administrator Deanna Santana interfering with attempts to reform Oakland’s police department. This is the place to describe them. (I don’t have time to do this now but wanted to start the page)
- 2012-08-22: Attorneys want investigation into Oakland leak of allegations against federal monitor, by Matthew Artz (Oakland Tribune)
- 2012-08-24: Oakland’s Deanna Santana says court appointee made a pass at her, by Ron Russell (Bay Area Observer)
- 2012-09-19: Deanna Santana Tried to Alter Damning Report, by Ali Winston (East Bay Express)
- 2013-04-24: Deanna Santana Blocks Reform of Internal Affairs by Ali Winston (East Bay Express)
- 2013-06-29: Santana Hinders Reform of Police Complaint Intake, by Ken A. Epstein (The Post News Group)
- 2013-07-24: Oakland City Officials Under Fire, by Ali Winston (East Bay Express)
- 2013-07-27: Community Members Win Police Accountability Victory, by Ken A. Epstein (The Post News Group)
- 2013-08-07: Santana Responds to Ali Winston letter (East Bay Express)
- 2013-08-30: Quan, Santana Accused of Thwarting Reform of Intake of Complaints Against OPD Officers (Analysis) by Ken Epstein (Oakland Local)
- 2014-09-14: Ex-Oakland employee says she lost job for refusing to lie, by Will Kane (San Francisco Chronicle)